La Ilusion Fluorspar Mine

Producer in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069434
MRDS ID	W006966
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Ilusion Fluorspar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-100.08368, 21.76719 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
Relative position	APPROXIMATELY 20 KM SOUTH OF RIO VERDE, SAN LUIS POTOSI, NEAR EL ZAPOTE MINE IN THE RIO VERDE DISTRICT., Estimated Location, Within 2 Minutes., Estimated Location, Within 2 Minutes., Estimated Location, Within 2 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	San Luis Potosi

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Fluorite	Ore
Calcite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-100.08368, 21.76719	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Sierra Madre Oriental
Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Fault At East Edge Of Ore Body Strikes N 20 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg E.

Ore body information

General form PIPE

Plunge VERTICAL

Length 10M

Width 10M

General form	PIPE
Plunge	VERTICAL
Length	10M
Width	10M

Controls for ore emplacement

Faulted Contact Between Cret. Limestone And Tertiary Rhyolitic Volcanics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Medium
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Rio Verde District

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Industrias Penoles And Fluorita De Mexico (Continental Ore Co.)

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Industrias Penoles And Fluorita De Mexico (Continental Ore Co.)

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Area 0.01HA

Overall length 9.14M

Overall width 10M

Type of workings	Surface
Area	0.01HA
Overall length	9.14M
Overall width	10M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W006966

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30.
Deposit

VAN ALSTINE, R. E., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS OF MEXICO: USGS REPORT - OPEN FILE SERIES, NO. 688 P. 80
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation
Reporter	01-JUL-75	Schruben, Paul G.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-MAY-91	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-NOV-93	Staude, John-Mark G.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.